After the movie was filmed, the crew naturally dispersed.

Ivan, the film's producer and director, left himself with only one assistant in Berlin. The task of this assistant is similar to that of Song Mengyao, who is in China at this time, that is, to take a good look at the old nest that has almost lost ninety percent of its function.

Ivan's assistant was named Klaus, a young white man, with good-looking blonde hair, tall and large, but he spoke politely and gave people a very down-to-earth feeling.

When Klaus drove to pick up Wang Kefan and Ivan, it was just 9 o'clock in the morning, and the error was within half a minute, which had the kind of rigidity and punctuality that Wang Kefan had in his impression that Germans should have.

The roads in Berlin are in good condition, and there are basically no traffic jams.

The car drove for about half an hour to the southwestern outskirts of Berlin, where it stopped at what looked like a warehouse.

In fact, this place is really an abandoned warehouse.

Ivan got out of the car and explained to Wang Kefan: "This small warehouse belongs to a nearby farmer, but the farmer converted the warehouse into a large suite a few years ago and rented it to people in need. ”

Wang Kefan nodded knowingly.

Entering through the gate, Ivan first took two people around the room.

The warehouse is only about 300 square meters in size, divided into two floors, and the lower floor is divided into several small rooms. In addition to the 4 bedrooms, there is a pull-out room for films, a darkroom for film processing, a simple recording studio, a small cinema, and a meeting room. All in all, it's mostly a place for simple post-processing.

Upstairs, there is a spacious lobby with the bar counters typical of bars.

Ivan said he had hoped that the film would be released before the Berlinale, and that the hall would be used for parties because of the presence of film artists from all over the world.

Recently, due to the lack of cleaning, the four corners of the hall have been covered with cobwebs.

After visiting the empty warehouse where the conditions were actually quite good, Ivan led Wang Kefan and Guo Yujing into the room where the home theater was placed.

The film has long been prepared.

After the three of them sat down, the lights in the room dimmed.

A ray of light was cast from the projector at the back of the room. The film begins.

This film shot by Ivan. The title of the film is "The Beast Tamer". It tells the story of a young man who was still sane in order to survive and had to join the army to protect himself, but in the end he was brainwashed by the instructors of the army, and even made the story of killing more than 300 Jews overnight.

At the beginning of the story, the protagonist is listening to Hitler's speech on the radio, and then begins to argue with his parents that Hitler's theory is problematic. But he was taught a lesson by his parents. The conversation lasted almost 10 minutes.

The second big section,The army came to recruit soldiers.,The hero didn't agree at first.,But then in the face of the gun.,But you can only choose to compromise.。 This section also takes about 10 minutes.

The third section is the central part of the story. Ivan used extremely meticulous techniques. The process of the protagonist's brainwashing in the army is slowly told.,From the beginning of perfunctory and believing.,Turn to doubt.,Then from doubt to gradual convincing.,Finally, under the repeated supervision of the instructor.,Completely lost the kind heart.,Numbly treat every life as data.。 This paragraph is a 160-minute drive that makes Wang Kefan and Guo Yujing both crazy!

The last part is close to a 10-minute paragraph. It's the hero who accepts the orders of the chief.。 Storming the Jewish concentration camp and shooting more than 300 old and weak women and children one by one.

At the end of the film. Germany was defeated. The protagonist stands in the present of a little Jewish girl who shoots herself.

After the film was played, the moment the lights in the small room came on, Wang Kefan and Guo Yujing both had a sense of relief. Not only because of the depressing feeling from beginning to end of the film, but also because of the super long time of this film.

Wang Kefan let out a long sigh and said to Ivan: "Director Ivan, I remember that there are some unwritten rules for the Oscars in terms of duration, right?" ”

Ivan nodded and said, "Yes, generally speaking, the duration of the award-winning film is about 2 hours. ”

"But you've been in this movie for almost 3 hours!"

"yes...... Ivan also sighed and replied, "that's why I need to find a dedicated editor." Because from my personal subjective impression, there is no place for this film to be cut. I needed someone who could read the film and look at it from an objective point of view, to help me with this final step. In fact, it's been 10 months since the film was made, but I haven't been able to find the person I'm looking for. ”

As he spoke, Ivan glanced at his watch and said to Wang Kefan: "Let's have lunch first, and we'll talk about the content of this movie in the afternoon." ”

……

Ivan did not invite Wang Kefan and Guo Yujing to stay for dinner, and in fact, the two of them were quite unaccustomed to eating German food.

After leaving the warehouse and calling a taxi, Wang Kefan and Guo Yujing found a Chinese restaurant nearby.

It's just disappointing that the guy who opened the Chinese restaurant is actually a banana man, who speaks German as much as Wang Kefan, but his level of cooking Chinese food is not even half of Wang Kefan's.

In desperation, the two of them could only bite the bullet and eat the "Kung Pao Chicken" that tasted the same as those German bread dipping sauces.

Guo Yujing couldn't help but put down the plastic chopsticks halfway through eating. She took a sip of water and asked Wang Kefan: "Ivan, what do you think of this movie?" ”

Wang Kefan served Guo Yujing the leftover half plate of chicken, and while continuing to abuse himself, he replied: "In terms of the quality of the movie itself, it is quite good, the logic is very fine, and you can understand what the director wants to say." But if you want to say that the part that can be cut, it is probably only the first ten minutes of dialogue. ”

Guo Yujing frowned and said softly: "Didn't you say that Ivan asked for the film to be cut to about 120 minutes?" ”

"Not necessarily." Wang Kefan swallowed the last piece of chicken, wiped his mouth, and said, "Ivan hasn't made a clear request yet, maybe he doesn't want me to cut it too much, and even in his heart he doesn't want to cut it for a second." I could tell that he was very emotional about the film. ”

"How so?" Guo Yujing exclaimed, "If he doesn't want to cut it for a minute, then why should we come over?" ”

Wang Kefan said: "Maybe he just wants to find someone who can fully understand the meaning of this film to bring him a little confidence." To be honest, the meaning expressed in this film is actually not very profound. As a feature film, it is a success, but if you want to use this to hit the Oscars......"

Wang Kefan shook his head, "I think Ivan directed him, and I am not sure......" (To be continued.) )